The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) mentioned it will honour distinguished leaders from the banking and finance trade, authorities and public sector, non-public sector, academia and other important sectors of the economic system at its 2026 Fellowship Investiture.
The 2026 Fellowship Investiture is scheduled to happen on 31 October at Harbour Point, 4 Wilmot Point Road, off Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island, Lagos.
The investiture ceremony is organised to confer the Institute’s highest honour, Fellowship, on deserving outstanding people who’ve excelled of their fields of endeavour.
CIBN added that the award honours trade leaders who’ve contributed immensely to the expansion and sustainability of the banking occupation in Nigeria and globally.
At the Fellowship Investiture, the keynote tackle will concentrate on the theme, “Bank Recapitalisation: Leveraging New Bank Capital for Nigeria’s Industrial Transformation,” and will likely be delivered by D’Tayo Aduloju, Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG).
The Executive Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and the Honourable Minister of State for Budget and Economic Planning, Doris Uzoka-Anite, are anticipated to be the Special Guests of Honour at the occasion.
Honourees
Among the distinguished honorary fellows to be recognised are Sam Egube, Deputy Chief of Staff, Lagos State; Thompson Oludare Sunday, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation; Ibrahim Stevens, Governor of the Bank of Sierra Leone; Afolabi Olorode, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Quest Merchant Bank; and Emmanuel Ikazoboh, Chairman of Dangote Cement Plc and former Group Chairman of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated.
The honourees additionally embrace Folorunsho Alakija, Vice Chairman of Famfa Oil Limited; Tokunbo Talabi, Secretary to the Ogun State Government; and Olubunmi Kuku, Managing Director/Chief Executive of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria.
CIBN may also honour Siraju Salisu, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Summit Bank Ltd; Lady Ada Chukwudozie, Chairman of Keystone Bank Limited; Mohammed Mustapha Bintube, Chairman of Jaiz Bank Plc; Akin Ogunranti, Executive Director of Zenith Bank Plc; Segun Ogunsanya, Chairman of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority; and Tosin Runsewe, Founder/Chief Executive Officer of AfyA Care.
Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, Founding Partner of Future Africa, and Faith Tuedor-Matthews, Chief Executive Officer of TEKLA Factoring & Finance Limited and former Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Mainstreet Bank Limited, high the listing of eminent bankers who will likely be formally conferred with the Fellowship of the Institute.
Other members who will likely be elected Fellows of the Institute embrace Nixon Iwedi, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Signature Bank Ltd; Osiyemi Oluwaseun, Honourable Commissioner for Transportation, Lagos State; Oyeneyin Hakeem, Founder of FelDams Ltd and Chairman of Visiblevalue Chain Ltd; and Olatunbosun Ajala, Deputy Director at the Central Bank of Nigeria.
Ben-Obi Onyewuchi, Deputy Director at the Central Bank of Nigeria, may also be elected a Fellow of the Institute.
Those to be invested as Honorary Senior Members of the Institute embrace Oluwayemisi Olorunshola, Board Chairman of Wema Bank Plc; Samson Oyetunde, Executive Director of the African Development Bank; Ishaku Polycarp, Director at the Central Bank of Nigeria; and Usman Garba of the Nigerian Navy/Nigerian Navy Microfinance Bank.
Of the 755 awardees to be honoured at the occasion, 18 will likely be named Honorary Fellows, 460 Associates will turn into Elected Fellows, and 277 senior administration employees of banks and members of academia will turn into Honorary Senior Members of the Institute.
The Institute’s Team Lead for Corporate Communication and Brand Management, Taofik Sanni, mentioned the honours recognised the awardees’ meritorious service and dedication to upholding ethics and professionalism.
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He added that the honourees had been being recognised for his or her precious contributions to the banking trade and the economic system, each in Nigeria and globally.
The hybrid occasion, which will likely be chaired by Bello Maccido, the Wakil-Sokoto and Chief Executive Officer of Crosse Pointe Capital & Advisory Ltd, is predicted to entice stakeholders from inside and outdoors the trade, together with high authorities functionaries, members of the diplomatic neighborhood, captains of trade, decision-makers, high administration employees of banks, members of the educational neighborhood, skilled our bodies and members of the Institute.
The President/Chairman of Council of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, Dele Alabi, would be the Chief Host of the event, supported by Mojisola Asieru-Sweet, First Vice President/Chairman of the Board of Fellows and Practice Licence, and Akin Morakinyo, Registrar/Chief Executive.
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